Middlesex 269, Burchell's (Dalton & Hamer, page 124)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
269. O: BASIL BURCHELL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR-PLUMBS FOR WORMS 79.
LONG-ACRE. The tail of the N comes over the 79. The tail of 7 touches
the top of A in "ACRE". There is one large dot and two small ones each
side of "LONG-ACRE" and the W of WORMS is large.
R: BASIL BURCHELL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN.
CUTTING-TEETH. The P of "PROPRIETOR" touches the foot of I in "BASIL".
May be found struck in both copper and white metal.
No. 269, RR.
|
